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Median wasp

Dolichovespula media

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Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The median wasp is a social wasp that lives across Europe and temperate Asia, as far east as Japan. It builds hanging paper nests in shrubs and trees, and sometimes under the eaves of buildings. It is usually calm, but it will sting if its nest is threatened.1

Leef in

Throughout Europe and temperate Asia, east to Japan. Also recorded in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.1

Europa, Asië

Tuis

It builds aerial paper nests 1 to 5 metres above the ground, usually in shrubs, trees or under building eaves. Colonies are found in both urban and rural areas. The wasps prefer nests close to the ground, where humidity is higher, in open spots that get plenty of sun.1

Lengte

1,6 cm tot 2,2 cm (0,6 in tot 0,9 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 26 km/h (16 mph)

Vlieënd, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Workers forage for insects, nectar and wood for building the nest. As it searches for prey, it pauses briefly over each flower. Larvae are fed small amounts of flesh, and adults also take liquid food.1

Foto van Median wasp — Median wasp. Foto: carnifex. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Medium to large, about 16 to 22 mm long1
Yellow and black stripes on the abdomen1
Yellow clypeus (the face plate below the eyes) with a thin black central line1
Large yellow areas behind the eyes1
Shiny black thorax with four yellow spots that are tinted orange or red1

Word dikwels verwar met: Queens are often mistaken for hornets because of their reddish colouring. They can be told apart by the yellow spots on the thorax and their deep black colour.1

Gifkrag

Steke

Gif kom deur 'n angel uit.

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The median wasp is not usually aggressive. It will sting if it feels its nest is threatened, so keep well away from nests.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

A disturbed wasp first places its head at the nest entrance in an alert position, then flies quickly around the nest and may drop suddenly to the ground.1

As dit steek

Skraap 'n byangel uit en koel die plek af.
As die persoon sukkel om asem te haal, die gesig of keel swel, of hy voel flou, is dit 'n allergiese noodgeval: bel jou noodnommer en gebruik sy adrenalienpen (outo-inspuiter) as hy een het.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou steek: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

omtrent so lank soos 'n skuifspeldkan in 15 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot is Median wasp in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Huisvlieg omtrent 7 km/h (4,4 mph)

Median wasp omtrent 26 km/h (16 mph)

'n Mens wat nael omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Sisters share 0.75 of their genes by descent, which is higher than the 0.5 shared between full siblings, because of how sex is determined in this order of insects.1

The queen curls her body around the nest's central stalk, which is thought to help keep eggs and larvae warm.1

Workers sometimes police the nest, with the queen or other workers destroying eggs laid by other workers.1

Workers can forage at temperatures as low as 7 °C (45 °F).1

Its nests are made of paper pulp produced by chewing and digesting wood.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Queens are hornets because of their reddish colour.

Waarheid: The queen is a median wasp. She can be told apart by the yellow spots on her thorax and her deep black colour.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Dolichovespula media
Groep: Bye, wespe & perdebye
Familie: Vespidae2
Orde: Hymenoptera
Kontinente: Europa, Asië
Babas: A single queen starts each nest in early May and rears about 10 workers herself. Each colony can grow to about 1000 cells, and around 800 wasps reach adulthood.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Median wasp (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Dolichovespula media (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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